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لمش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root لمش (l-m-sh) appears to be related to the concept of aimless or trivial activity. It is primarily associated with the meaning of 'frivolity' or 'fiddling around'.

Derived headwords

لَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to trifleclassical

    To engage in idle or frivolous activity; to waste time on trivial matters.

لَمْشnoun
  1. 1.
    frivolityclassical

    The state or act of being frivolous; aimless or trivial activity.

  2. 2.
    fiddlingclassical

    Engaging in minor, often unproductive, tasks or movements.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث.
Al-Layth neglected it.
ابن الأعرابي: اللمش العبث،
Ibn al-A'rābī said: Al-lamash is frivolity/trifling.
قال الأزهري: وهذا صحيح.
Al-Azhari said: And this is correct.